ICTs for inclusive communities in developing societies / / edited by Jacques Steyn and Darelle van Greunen

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (386 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.4833091724
• Soggetto topico: Information technology - Developing countries; Economic development projects; Social integration - Developing countries
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): SteynJacques; Van GreunenDarelle
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Several decades of international aid, predominantly granted by the highly developed world (the haves), for the use of ICT in developing regions (known by several labels, such as the have-nots, bottom of the pyramid, the south, or, some time ago, the third world) have passed, but the holy grail of turning these societies into the ideals defined by the donors is still elusive. Previously the emphasis was on top-down approaches in this endeavour. Now priority is increasingly given to bottom-up approaches, putting the targeted communities first, using methods such as co-creation and living labs. I
• Titolo autorizzato: ICTs for inclusive communities in developing societies
• ISBN: 1-4438-8626-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460518903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II